Hugh, I agree with your comments as a result of a program I did  yesterday. 
 I purposely did not have a power point and had and 
 
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In a message dated 4/28/2010 12:21:10 P.M. Central Daylight Time,  
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On Apr  28, 2010, at 12:00 AM, RECMGMT-L automatic digest system wrote:

>  From: PeterK <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: April 27, 2010 2:20:04  PM EDT
> Subject: RAINdrop We have met the enemy and he is PowerPoint -  
NYTimes.com
> 


Well thanks a lot Peter!!  I just spent  two months working on a PowerPoint 
and now I find out they are referred to as  "Hypnotizing Chickens"!

I am joking, everyone knows it takes more than  two months to make a good 
Powerpoint.

Powerpoints appeal to us because  they are organized and nothing is left 
out.  In the old days you made an  outline, gave your speech and hoped your 
speech hit every point. The trouble  is, it takes the "spontaneity" out of the 
talk and refuses to let an audience  go to areas of interest.

The audience tends to not interrupt and  nothing draws them into the 
presentation and thus boredom sets in. No one  knows the topic like the person 
creating the slides so much is glossed over  and input is discouraged.

I think that having a few questions for the  audience several times in the 
presentation may wake up the Chickens, so to  speak!

I think creating a written White Paper to accompany the  presentation is 
the only way to ensure that those really interested in what  you say, can have 
something to refer to and benefit from in the days following  the 
presentation.

Now onto my Slide #74, ..........

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